Processor AM5 AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C/32T 144MB
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D
General Specifications
- Platform: Desktop
- Product Family: AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- Product Line: AMD Ryzen™ 9 Processors
- # of CPU Cores: 16
- # of Threads: 32
- Max. Boost Clock: Up to 5.7GHz
- Base Clock: 4.2GHz
- L1 Cache: 1MB
- L2 Cache: 16MB
- L3 Cache: 128MB
- Default TDP: 120W
- Processor Technology for CPU Cores: TSMC 5nm FinFET
- CPU Socket: AM5
- Thermal Solution (PIB): Not Included
- Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax): 89°C
- Launch Date: 2/28/2023
- *OS Support
- Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition
- Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition
- RHEL x86 64-Bit
- Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
- *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.
Connectivity
- PCI Express® Version: PCIe® 5.0
- System Memory Type: DDR5
- Memory Channels: 2
- Max Memory Speed:
- 2x1R: DDR5-5200
- 2x2R: DDR5-5200
- 4x1R: DDR5-3600
- 4x2R: DDR5-3600
Graphics Capabilities
- Graphics Model: AMD Radeon™ Graphics
- Graphics Core Count: 2
- Graphics Frequency: 2200 MHz
- GPU Base: 400 MHz
The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is a desktop processor with 16 cores, launched in January 2023. It is part of the Ryzen 9 lineup, using the Zen 4 (Raphael) architecture with Socket AM5. Thanks to AMD Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) the core-count is effectively doubled, to 32 threads. Ryzen 9 7950X3D has 128MB of L3 cache and operates at 4.2 GHz by default, but can boost up to 5.7 GHz, depending on the workload. AMD is making the Ryzen 9 7950X3D on a 5 nm production node using 13,140 million transistors. The silicon die of the chip is not fabricated at AMD, but at the foundry of TSMC. You may freely adjust the unlocked multiplier on Ryzen 9 7950X3D, which simplifies overclocking greatly, as you can easily dial in any overclocking frequency.
With a TDP of 120 W, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D consumes a lot of power, so good cooling is definitely needed. AMD's processor supports DDR5 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 5200 MHz, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. ECC memory is supported, too, which is an important capability for mission-critical systems, to avoid data corruption. For communication with other components in the computer, Ryzen 9 7950X3D uses a PCI-Express Gen 5 connection. This processor features the Radeon Graphics integrated graphics solution.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) can run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, AMD has added support for the newer AVX2 and AVX-512 instructions, too.
